Q & A

Dimitri Interviewed

by Myke Selford

For the DarkHole NetZine.

Q: Hi, When did you begin to make music?

A: I've started to make music about the age of 12, when my parents bought me a JVC synthesizer. _._However, my contact with music started some years before while taking guitar lessons.

Q: How do you come up with musical ideas / get your inspiration?

A: There are basically two ways. The first is just sitting in front of my computer and while playing _._around, I find musical patterns, 'happy accidents' which then use them to move further. The other _._way is to think of an idea - this can be done anywhere, on the beach, in my car etc - then trying to _._transfer this idea into my computer and move from there.

Q: What you think is the future of music production?

A: As far as electronic music goes, I think the future of music making, is algorithmic music machines _._with full and easy user interaction. In this way, a music artists will concentrate more in the making of _._music, arranging larger music events, than spending valuable time setting up a computer.

Q: What you think about copyright music laws?

A: It is a vast subject, however in some words I can say that copyright laws should exists more than _._anything for people who their only income comes from music.

Q: Do you prefer to make music alone or together with other people?

A: We talking about two completely different processes. If the interaction of two people or more is such _._that can lead to 'magic moments' between the artists, then definitely I vote for the second.

Q: What you consider the most interesting element in your music?

A: Although I am not that confident I have already achieve it, minimalism injected with unpredictability.

Q: What your next work would be about?

A: I am working on a project based on convolution. I think, convolution is one of the most _._revolutionary ideas in music technology. I am excited with the idea to convolve un similar, opposite _._sounds with one to another.

Q: What you think is the one most important piece of equipment you own and use it to make music?

A: Without second though, my old Sony dat recorder (Although I am planning to get a new one soon).

Q: Is there any other artists who inspires you?

A: I love the complexity of Markus Popp and the simplicity of Ryoji Ikeda.

Q: Why you have been involved with experimental music instead of any other music genre?

A: I am an electronic music listener for almost 20 years. The last few years is hard for me to get excited _._with new music works, unless they are truly innovative, forward thinking, progressive and _._surprising. These elements I find mostly in the experimental music genre.

POSTED 23.06.09